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B.C. health authorities have announced the first case of a human avian flu infection acquired in Canada, with the teenage patient in critical condition in hospital.

Mpox had been spreading mostly undetected for years in Nigeria and elsewhere before the disease prompted the 2022 outbreak in more than 70 countries.

A new mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) strain has been discovered in the Democratic Republic of the Congo by a team of Dalhousie researchers and local scientists.

The St. Michael's Hospital study found homeless people in Toronto who had COVID-19 were more than twice as likely to be reinfected as people who had housing.

Although wastewater testing has found evidence of the newest Omicron subvariant EG.5 in Kingston, a local researcher says it's no cause for major concern.

The watermain replacement project will take five years to build, with most work conducted underground. Still, nearby residents say they worry about noise, dust and traffic.

Amy Nam felt fatigue give way to frustration as she watched her and her classmates' mental health deteriorate over the course of their first full pandemic-disrupted school year.

Of the 485 new cases recorded, the data showed 309 were unvaccinated people, 41 were partially vaccinated people, 98 were full vaccinated people and 37 were unknown.

The plan, as outlined by the head of the CDC and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.

As of Aug 28, 75.8 per cent of eligible residents from the London, Ont., area were fully vaccinated, while 82.8 per cent have had at least one dose.

Outspoken Calgary E.R. doctor Dr. Joe Vipond said the panel is in response to a lack of recent direction from the Alberta government on stopping the spread of COVID-19.

A Moncton-area mother and parenting blogger says parents need to watch for signs of stress and anxiety in their children as the school year begins.

Dr. Bonnie Henry has said youth aged 12 to 17 will have easy access to vaccination heading into the school year, along with on-campus clinics for post-secondary students.

The results came as RBC reversed $540 million of its provisions for credit losses in the quarter compared with the $675 million it set aside in the same quarter last year.

Dr. Bonnie Henry made the surprise announcement while the province was outlining rules for the return to school at both post-secondary and K-to-12 system.

Ottawa Public Health's COVID-19 update shows the number of presumed cases of the Delta variant is rapidly rising in the city week-over-week.

Some doctors say Saskatchewan is seeing some breakthrough cases, but overall the numbers show vaccines are working to slow the spread and lessen symptoms for those who get sick.

While COVID-19 vaccines will not be mandatory for those attending Alberta's three major universities this year, rapid testing will be required for those not fully vaccinated. 

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has yet to release its back-to-school plan and that is making some parents anxious.

As U.S. hospitals are flooded with children struggling to breathe from COVID-19, poll after poll of Canadians suggests clear support for mandating vaccination for some.